Shade-holder



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G. W. MOGI-LLQ SHADE HOLDER.

, No. 343,481. Patented June 8, 1886.

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G. W. MGGILL.

SHADE HOLDER.

o. 343,481 Patentd June a, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

GEORGE W. MOGILL, OF RIVERDALE, NEW YORK.

SHADE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,481, dated June 8,1886.

' Application filed December 9, 1885. Serial No. 185,176.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MoGILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Riverdale, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Shade-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a shade support or holder for lamps andgas-fixtures, &c., and is intended to produce a suitable support for theshade, having a center ring elastic and capable of being sprung open, toenable it to be placed and tightly fit and clasp burners varyingsomewhat in diameter, as most burners do. In construction the holder isstrong, simple, and inexpensive.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and definitelypointed out in the claims forming part of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing amodified construction. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the holder incombination with a sheet-metal crown or seat, which receives and holdsthe shade; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. 4.

Similar letters or numbers of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, reference-numeral 1 is the elastic ring or loop of theholder, from which project at intervals three or more radial arms, 2,all provided at their outer ends with a hook, 3, adapted in unison toreceive and hold the shade, 'or to support a metallic crown or annulusto receive and hold it. The holder comprising these parts may befashioned from a single piece of suitable wire, bent as shown in Fig.1-that is to say, folded in the manner to form the central elastic ringor claspingloop 1 and arms 2 radiating therefrom. The wire forming thearms is doubled, and the strands in each arm are locked together intheir center by a spiral twist, 2, which gives strength to the arms andelasticity to the center ring, 1, and holds it tightly shut upon theburner upon which it may be sprung. The ends of the single piece of wireforming the (No model.)

holder so constructed may terminate in one of the spiral twists, asshown in the drawings, thereby rendering the wire practically endless;or they may be brazed or soldered together, or joined in any othersuitable manner. The spiral twist 2 may be of greater or less extent,the elastic resistance of the central annulus being increased bybringing the twist toward the inner ends of the arms.

The holder may be made of three, four, or more pieces of wire, as shownin Fig. 3. This figure shows the holder made from three pieces of wireof equal length, each formed into staple shape having arms of unequallength, the long arms of each terminating in the shadeholding hooks 3,and the short arms in a spiral twist, 2, with the long arm of theadjoining staple, the combined heads of the staples forming the elasticcenter-ring, 1. This form of construction may be further modified bymaking the holder of four pieces of wire of staple form, the arms of twoof these pieces terminating in the shade-holding hooks 3 and the arms ofthe other pieces terminating in a spiral, 2, twisted around the hookedarms, one around each, the heads of each staple forming a segment of thecentral elastic ring, 1.

When separate pieces of wire are employed in making the holder, therewill be as many of such pieces as there are arms 2, the ends of everytwo pieces forming one of such arms.

The shade may be placed upon or within the holding-hooks 3 direct; or ametallic seat or crown, 6, may be attached to the ends of the arms 2, inlieu of such hooks, to receive and hold the shade, as shown in Figs. 4and 5.

The essential feature of this invention is the spiral connection 2"between the wires formed in each radial arm 2, which gives strength tothe arms and elasticity to the central ring or annulus, 1, adapting itto fit upon and closely clasp burners of varying sizes.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. Ashade-holdercomposed of one or more pieces of wire, consisting of an expansiblecentral annulus with radial arms having hooks upon their outer ends andspirally twisted centrally between the hooks and the annulus, with anuntwisted portion between the inner end of the spiral twist and theannulus, to impart elasticity to the latter and enable it to expand,substantially as described.

2. Ashade-holder composed of one or more pieces of wire and consistingof a central loop or annulus having radial arms composed of the samewire in parallel strands, said arms having hooks fipon their ends andbeing twistedbetween said hooks and the central loop, with an untwistedportion between the inner end of each spiral twist and the loop, topermit the latter to expand, substantially as described.

3. A shade-holder composed of three or more pieces of wire, each pieceforming a section of a central loop and being extended radiallytherefrom and twisted with the like portions of the adjacent pieces,each piece having an extended end bent into a hook beyond the spiraltwist and provided with an untwisted portion between the inner end ofthe spiral twist and the loop, to permit the latter to expand,substantially as described.

4. A shade-holder composed of wire bent into a central 100p and havingarms formed of 2 5

